Gilded Age Flashcards
What is a short summary of the gilded age
Small group gain control of the means of production and become the American ruling class, known today as Robber Barons
Where did the gilded age get its name?
What did this person say about this era?
Mark twain
“An era of incredible rottenness”
Who were the five robber barons of the gilded age
Carnigie, Rockefeller, Morgan, Gould, Vanderbilt
In this age what sort of lifestyle came about?
Rise of the cities
Urban lifestyle
From 1945-1980 these are known to be the best years to be an American, because of what?
Rise of labor unions
There was no federal regulation on what?
Businesses and corporations
Pigmentocracy
Hierarchy society based on skin color
The industrial revolution was basically a transformation from an
Agricultural society to an industrial society
What did Bessemer create?
Bessemer process
What did the Bessemer process do?
Created inexpensive steel made from iron
What was THE building material of the industrial revolution?
Steel
Steel also lead to the development of?
Railroad tracks
The first what, was created in 1869
And it went from where to where
Transcontinental railroad
San Francisco to New York
Railroad goldrush
Handful of speculators reaping big money by building railroads that connect to the transcontinental railroad
With a strong focus on overpopulated areas like Boston and NYC
